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21) TEST
20) review for your test - participate in the group review, complete the individual review guide
19) present your brochures to the class and participate in a genetics case scenario discussion
18) Meet in the computer lab today - you will conduct a 90m project on a genetic disorder. Use the brochure as a template to create your own work and make sure to CITE ALL SOURCES
13) Genetics pretest (90% or better tests in PBL). Read "the works of Gregor Mendel" and complete the reading guide (ch11 section 1), complete the venn diagrams for workbook activity 43
12) TEST
11) review concepts to date (DNA->RNA), view cracking the code and complete sentences for 9, 10, 11 (Cracking the Code of Life57:36 - 1:31:12)
10) review your transcription and translation notes. View the assigned lesson segement at RNA and work with your expert group to summarize the key facts; meet in your sharing group to share out your findings and discover the findings of other groups.
Complete the activity at http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/dna/transcribe/. Complete the worksheet
View segment 4 of cracking the code (24:40-38:37) and complete the corresponding section of your worksheet.
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8)complete the dnai.org puzzle (from the envelope provided - note that some pieces have an identical shape, you need to determine which piece contains correct information and tape it into your puzzle) and worksheet in your table group for
7) Conduct the quick DNA extraction lab. Complete the notes on Transcription (from Structure of DNA ppt). View Cracking the Code of Life (15:24 - 25:24) and complete note section 3 of the assignment packet. Talk about genetic testing.
6) View the video clips about the history of understanding DNA from the power point (the slide after the summary table you copied). Using notes from the video and textbook pages 287-294 work in your table group to complete the iwheel for the History of DNA. Complete the first 2 questions of the DNA protocol packet and the DNA structure questions.
5) Complete the KWL for what you know about DNA. Discuss with a classmate. Take notes on the structure of DNA (from the powerpoint) STOP at the DNA table summary page. Copy the table into your notes. Using the materials provided, create a popbead representative of DNA; explain how you did so and what each piece represents. View the first 2 segments of Cracking the Code of Life complete the corresponding sections from your viewing notes guide (1 and 2)
4) news article review. Select an article from the newspapers or current events portfolios provided in class. Complete the article review sheet for the article. Make sure you complete the back page of the article review sheet (comparing your article with someone else's from class). You will be sharing the main point of your article with the class.
3) view the video: silence of the bees. Look for the science skills discussed in class. Complete the worksheet by identifying examples of the science skills used in the video AND by completing the cause and effect diagram. We will compare and contrast our work at the end of the class period. science skills in video. silence of the bees.docx 2) SHORT PERIOD: work in your table groups to complete the term search. Each person will select one word from the term search and create a wordchart for the word. You will share your wordchart with the class.
1. Complete the penny mass lab. You will need GRAPH PAPER. Our goal is to practice data collection and analysis; keep this in mind as you conduct the lab.
21) TEST
20) review for your test - participate in the group review, complete the individual review guide
19) present your brochures to the class and participate in a genetics case scenario discussion
18) Meet in the computer lab today - you will conduct a 90m project on a genetic disorder. Use the brochure as a template to create your own work and make sure to CITE ALL SOURCES
17)complete the punnett square and pedigree practice
16) genetics worksheet
video:
Albinos in Tanzania
understanding pedigrees
15) genetics notes
Bill Nye Heredity about Mendel and genetics
how to draw a Punnett Square
14) conduct the baby lab with your table partner. BE SURE TO DO THE 10 reflection questions at the end of the lab. Participate in the post lab discussion.
13) Genetics pretest (90% or better tests in PBL). Read "the works of Gregor Mendel" and complete the reading guide (ch11 section 1), complete the venn diagrams for workbook activity 43
12) TEST
11) review concepts to date (DNA->RNA), view cracking the code and complete sentences for 9, 10, 11 (Cracking the Code of Life57:36 - 1:31:12)
10) review your transcription and translation notes. View the assigned lesson segement at RNA and work with your expert group to summarize the key facts; meet in your sharing group to share out your findings and discover the findings of other groups.
Complete the activity at http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/dna/transcribe/. Complete the worksheet
9) complete the transcription, translation and protein sequencing notes. Complete the comparison table:
Popcorn the book reading and complete the worksheet:
View segment 4 of cracking the code (24:40-38:37) and complete the corresponding section of your worksheet.
8)complete the dnai.org puzzle (from the envelope provided - note that some pieces have an identical shape, you need to determine which piece contains correct information and tape it into your puzzle) and worksheet in your table group for
7) Conduct the quick DNA extraction lab. Complete the notes on Transcription (from Structure of DNA ppt). View
Cracking the Code of Life (15:24 - 25:24) and complete note section 3 of the assignment packet. Talk about genetic testing.
6) View the video clips about the history of understanding DNA from the power point (the slide after the summary table you copied). Using notes from the video and textbook pages 287-294 work in your table group to complete the iwheel for the History of DNA. Complete the first 2 questions of the DNA protocol packet and the DNA structure questions.
5) Complete the KWL for what you know about DNA. Discuss with a classmate. Take notes on the structure of DNA (from the powerpoint) STOP at the DNA table summary page. Copy the table into your notes. Using the materials provided, create a popbead representative of DNA; explain how you did so and what each piece represents. View the first 2 segments of Cracking the Code of Life complete the corresponding sections from your viewing notes guide (1 and 2)
4) news article review. Select an article from the newspapers or current events portfolios provided in class. Complete the article review sheet for the article. Make sure you complete the back page of the article review sheet (comparing your article with someone else's from class). You will be sharing the main point of your article with the class.
3) view the video: silence of the bees. Look for the science skills discussed in class. Complete the worksheet by identifying examples of the science skills used in the video AND by completing the cause and effect diagram. We will compare and contrast our work at the end of the class period.
2) SHORT PERIOD: work in your table groups to complete the term search. Each person will select one word from the term search and create a wordchart for the word. You will share your wordchart with the class.
1. Complete the penny mass lab. You will need GRAPH PAPER. Our goal is to practice data collection and analysis; keep this in mind as you conduct the lab.